this is not a resume. it's an artist's vita. from another time...
Ken Thompson
Choreographer - Theatre/Multi-Disciplinary Artist - Writer
Education
1998 Master of Library and Information Science, University of Washington
1992 Master Of Fine Arts, Time-Based Arts, School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago
1990 Bachelor Of Arts, Dance, University of Washington
1988 Bachelor Of Arts, Theatre, University of Washington
Arts Teaching Experience
12/94 Visiting Artist Workshops, Museum of Fine Arts School, Boston
1/91 - 5/91 Teaching Assistant, SAIC, Performance Dept. (2 semesters)
1/91 - 5/92 Teaching Assistant, SAIC, 4D Program (3 semesters)
Arts-Related Work Experience
9/92 - 1/98 Editor, P-Form: Interdisciplinary and Performance Art Magazine
12/95 - 7/96 Acting Director, Randolph Street Gallery
2/94 - 12/95 Office Manager, Randolph Street Gallery
6/92 - 6/94 Administrative Assistant, Goat Island
1/94 - 3/94 Publicist, Dance Center of Columbia College (Freelance)
8/92 - 1/94 Technical Director, Randolph Street Gallery
1/93 - 2/93 Publicist, Dance Center of Columbia College (Freelance)
3/93 - 6/93 Time Arts Co-Director (Temporary), Randolph Street Gallery
1/91 - 5/92 Teaching Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1/92 - 5/92 Video Department Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
9/90 - 5/91 Performance Department Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1/89 - 6/90 2nd Assistant Manager & Projectionist, Neptune Theatre
6/87 - 9/87 Assistant Director, The Floating Opera
Grants
1996 Art Matters, Inc. Grant
1996 Illinois Arts Council Finalist Grant (Interdisciplinary)
1995 Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs CAAP Grant
1995 Illinois Arts Council Finalist Grant (Dance)
1994 Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs CAAP Grant
1993 Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs CAAP Grant
1992 SAIC John Quincy Adams Fellowship
Residencies
1993 Ucross Foundation Residency
Awards
1990-92 SAIC Graduate Pgm. Scholarship
1990 Harvard Summer Dance Institute Full Scholarship
1990 UW Choreography Award
1989 UW Choreography Award
Curatorial & Panels
1999 Co-curator, COCA (Seattle) Land/Use/Action series
1996 Performance and Pedagogy, criticism panel, Univ. of Penn.
1995 Randolph Street Gallery, Dancing Near the Edge series
1994 Randolph Street Gallery, Off Site Specific series
Arts Publication Credits
1998 Stelarc, Digital Diner 1(2)
1997 Is the NEA Dead?, The Stranger
1997 Northwest New Works Festival, The Stranger
1997 Fernando Krapp, The Stranger
1997 How To Start Your Own Damn Magazine, P-Form #43
1997 It Could Be So Much Better, P-Form #43
1996 Doug Stapleton and Peter Carpenter, P-Form #40
1996 Masculine Masquerade, P-Form #39
1996 Web Sites for Artists, P-Form #38
1995 Not All Artists Are Social Workers P-Form #36
1994 Dogtroep, P-Form #34
1994 Cook County Theatre Department, P-Form #38
1994 Katharine Boyd, P-Form #31
1993 Goat Island, P-Form #27
1993 Laurie Macklin, P-Form #27
1993 High Performance, Bye Performance, P-Form #27
1993 On A Journey, Ill, P-Form #28
1993 Theodora Skipitares, P-Form #28
1993 men of the world, P-Form #29
1993 Rhodessa Jones, P-Form #29
1993 Ron Athey, P-Form #30
1993 Ann Magnuson, P-Form #30
1992 Robbie McCauley, P-Form #25
1992 George Lewis and Douglas Ewart, P-Form #26
Performance History
| Numerology v. Psychology | Oddfellow's Hall (Seattle), 1997 |
| 40 People Died Here (DIG Project) | Resource Center (Chicago), 1996 |
| Mental Radio (Glowbug Theatre) | NAME Gallery (Chicago), 1996 Blue Rider Theatre (Chicago), 1995 |
| Rollover (Atlas/Axis) | Link's Hall (Chicago), 1995 |
| True Bugs in Chicago (Collaborative Radio Theatre Group) | WHPK (Chicago), 1994 WZRD (Chicago), 1995 |
| Permanent Record (Atlas/Axis) | The Kitchen (NYC), 1996 Dance Chicago '95, 1995 Seattle Fringe Theatre Festival, 1995 Mobius (Boston), 1994 NAME Gallery (Chicago), 1994 Theatre Building (Chicago), 1993 |
| Camille (deflowered ) [choreography] | Cloud 42/Body Politic (Chicago), 1994 |
| Sync or Swim (Atlas/Axis) | Int'l Art Therapy Conf. (Chicago) 1994 NAME (Chicago), 1994 Chicago Filmmakers, 1994 Links Hall, (Chicago) 1993 |
| You Can See Their Bodies Through Their Clothes | Links Hall (Chicago), 1993 |
| Pas de Fromage/Step of the Cheese (Atlas/Axis) | Cleveland Performance Art Festival, 1993 Links Hall, (Chicago) 1992 NAME Gallery, (Chicago) 1991 |
| Moby Dick (w/RedMoon Theatre) | Logan Sq. Auditorium (Chicago), 1993 |
| The Sphinx's Waltz (Atlas/Axis) | Cleveland Performance Art Festival, 1993 Link's Hall, (Chicago) 1992 |
| Three Women | Randolph Street (Chicago), 1992 NAME Gallery (Chicago), 1991 |
| Last Tango In . . . (Atlas/Axis) | Randolph St. Gallery (Chicago), 1992 Gallery 2, (Chicago) 1992 |
| He Lives There Among The Leaves | (videotape) Gallery 2 (Chicago), 1992 |
| Very Tall Building Interventions (Atlas/Axis) | The Foreskin of Christ; The Monadnoc Bldg., (Chicago) 1992 We Shall Overcome; Sears Tower, (Chicago) 1992 |
| Are You Sure She's Dead? | Playwrights' Center (Chicago), 1992 |
| Are You Sleeping? | Gallery 2 (Chicago), 1991 |
| Future Imperfect | Grunt Gallery (Vancouver), 1991 Lower Links (Chicago), 1991 |
| The Dumb Show (RedMoon Theatre) | Blue Rider Theatre (Chicago), 1991 |
| Summary | Lower Links (Chicago), 1991 |
| Dance in Memory of 5 Children | Meany Hall (Seattle), 1990 |
| Ten Little Hamlets | Theatre RPM (Seattle), 1990 |
| Contaminant 1-2-3 | Choreographers at Work (Seattle), 1990 |
| Deus Ex Machina [director] | Cornish College (Seattle), 1989 |